Yargo Elementary School

My 2 children have been at this school for 2 years now, and they both LOVE it! The teachers and faculty I've had the pleasure of interacting with are all friendly and helpful. My child in first grade has had some attention/focusing issues, and his teacher and the assistant principal have all been working together along with me to be flexible and come up with creative and positive solutions to help him. I couldn't ask for better. Wonderful school! The chorus teacher and program is fantastic here as well!
--Submitted by a parent

I have 2 boys in YES. Both are excelling. My youngest struggles to keep up, but YES plugged into him and he is on top of all subjects. He enjoys school and LOVES his teachers! Both write letters of endearment to them. The teachers set this school apart from all others...the staff love the children and are very affectionate with them. Thank you YES!!!
--Submitted by a parent

great school, teachers and staff. they have been so helpful this year. thank you yargo
--Submitted by a parent

Every school has problems, no person or organization is perfect. I am glad the school is strict; children today need to be taught discipline and the school administration should never fear a child. My son has been attending Yargo since Kindergarten and he loves it. The teachers are always available to meet with me regarding academic struggles with my child and together we have come up with a solution to help him succeed.
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I am not quite sure what school the negative reviews are writing about. My second grader has had the best school year ever. The teachers are very in tune with students, lots of smile hugs and yes discipline. I go to the school often (it is encouraged)for lunch, school events and just to see how things are going. I have never been turned away. You do have to sign in at the office and wear a visitor badge. It is for safety and I for one appreciate that. I would not dare hesitate to recommend Yargo. We have been involved with 'bottom of the barrel' schools and this is not one of them
--Submitted by a parent

my daughter has attended since kindergarten and is now in 3rd grade. All of her teachers have been very kind and loving and good at creating a positive learning environment. They are great about meeting with parents and really letting them know how their child is doing. They also take the time to get to know the child--you can tell when you have parent conferences with the teachers. The principal, Mr. Carnathan, is a very pleasant, effective, caring but firm administrator. My wife and I are overall extremely happy with our child's education at Yargo Elementary.
--Submitted by a parent

My children are attending Yargo. However we have moved from another state and moved to an area where we heard nothing but good reviews about the school.(school was most important to us) We now wish we never moved! We have had nothing but problems with the school since about our 2nd week here. They are very strict and set in there ways. The old schools motto no child left behind was 100% true! Come by and visit any time to see your childs progress and what they are doing. Feel free to check in at the front desk and just go by to look in on your child.. Here that is a NO.. It makes me feel like something is being hidden and that, I do NOT like. I also do NOT like the idea that 1-4th do not have teacher assistants! They need help!
--Submitted by a parent

The pta meetings are in the middle of the afternoon, when everyone is working. Most people do not get home from work until 6 pm, if the meetings were after 6, then maybe more parents would attend the meetings. I love yargo as does my children, but the lack of teacher/parent involvement makes it hard for the parents. The teachers need to be more open with what the parents have to say, and not just ignore their advice or help. The principal needs to step in when the teacher is wrong.
--Submitted by Tammy, a parent

My step-son attends Yargo and we are very pleased. They do have strict policies but the rules are for everyone and not just a few. I can see a huge improvement in our childs reading abilities. Any time that we have had questions about anything the teacher and principle are always available and happy to discuss his progress with us. I would recommend Yargo Elementary to any parent.
--Submitted by a parent

My son has just started school this year an he seems to be enjoying it. I am very pleased with the parent/teacher communication thus far. What I do see as a problem is parent involvement. Some complain about lack of communiction yet don't join PTO or attend any of the activities or meeting the school holds. If you want your childs teacher to communicate to you, get involved yourself, that is your responsibility as a parent. My son is being challenged, encouraged, but what is most important is that he is having fun at the same time.
--Submitted by a parent